Knitted cap



D. KARGE'R.

KNITTED CAP.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 7. 1921.

INVEN TOR.

A TTORNEYJ'.

Patented Oct. 25, 1921v T0 (155 wfimr '51 may (Jo lemma;

Ea iiv known .1 1', 3 AVED 1 k citizen of the United StfibES. :resu'iing 52% 22w .3; (if Eiiiwauiiez-a and State sizing" mm Wismn lime invented. 115v T m J i iimproveme usin Kniiiied P111930. I 1 fuiiowing is a specification.

invention relates in impmvemens in Emittmi caps of ilimf; type in which iii a 10x poriim: of he crown is wiiuiiy m" mini-a? encirciad. by a band which, when unfrpid k at ihe rear, will sever the back (if the neck .i 1% prima' objeci of my im'eii' zion is i0 25 provide an i1 proved mp the above sci'ibad itypia which wiii aifmd a better em 1 ing; imthe than those mad and which viii allow a ccmsidembie fm mi'ia' i0 .33 in styie with increas wi semiceabft campared with 4 iieretoi'nre used. A :fiii'3h6i ubjm'ic my invenim 0 {)J'WidG cap having above Mm? which be cheaply mu? piaiiy produced.

n the drawin Figure '1 2, Hide eievation (if a cap 1 Eb-suymg my invention. i I I r. 'i .k; mm.

Fig 2 is a similar View showing a medi l i 1 ,i i i 'minec Mi 'iedimm bf cmisti'ucizian. .'.X- l. ,v i

Fig 3 iS a similar view shawing a second 1 1 1 .11: mp i moiiiicmzlon. i i" as shown in '2 Like pam'zs a? 'dentified by ibasame refer- 0 3 ii; in"

' wee-characters throughout the views y eienggat ed 150i;

3&5 iii imprm'ed cap has a; m"

its: which 21 section 3 a band secumd along iiie lower mar n if cmwn, Unhis baud sec 1 d giei' n My raised position by u, 5i7lwfii2iig', die

10- m'sitcl'iiiiig being prefeminiy alsn used :50 can moi; bufiions with both the ieliild and @EUWB.

of i ti) faciiisaw mam: of the im a, Miser} m 1 ing positicii mtg? b9 desii'--rd.. 1!

overhanging stitching i5 mm 153d Where ilkcanmci/ed member i 11g iii folded m unfolded p0sitinns.-

i. a band Bastion is adapted to encii-cia he rear pertion of file head of 'ihe 4. nd terminates above the ears. These err OliiiOilS are extemied 0r widened up'warcii on the drawing thsrehy providing triangaiar transverse extensions without any raw or ranged edges. in the forms shown in i and 1/3, it is contemplated knitting hand. 4 in the usual manner until the trian gu'lar extensions are reached. At this poinl, the machine is caused to rack knit one hid? of the triangular extension. When this hall been rank knitted. the machine is again set to rack limit. had in a difiercni" n ,e nlar direction. ihereby forming the latter hsif of the triangular extension. By this rennin the hand is causcd to merge into the rianguler extensions and the triangular ex snsions are formed in a finished and attraci inannen It also to he noted that h aoir knitting: extensions in the parniar manner described transverse strains at is to say, strains which are borne hy the iaps along their ccniinr lin s do not cause anted or excessive stretching of the ear A claim:

i. A knitted nap having a crown, and a. hand secured to the rear and side portions oi the rrown and adapted t he swung n1.-

- wardl'v or downwardly iroin the low ,r marof {he i'XUWIl, the ends of the hand being: rack knitted to fern: transverse extensions to provide ear muffs, and means carried h said crown for temporarily holding said ear mulls in a raised position when said band is adjusted to an upwardly extending position.

2. A knitted cap having a crown. and a band secured to the rear and side portions of the crown and adapted to be swung upwardly or downwardly from the lower margin of the crown, each end of the band being; rack, knitted in two directions to form transverse triangular extensions to provide ear midis and fastening means carried by said crown for temporarily holding; said ear mails in a raised position when said hand is adjustad to an upwardly extending position,

3. A knitted cap having a crown, and a hand secured to the rear and side portion oi the crown and adapted to he swung: upwardlv or dmvnwardly from the lower margin of the crown, each end of the hand hein z rack knitted in two directions to form transverse triangular extensions to provide ear mulls. each of said flaps having a huttonhole adjacent its apex and buttons carried by said crown for temporarily holding said ear malls in a raised position when said hand is ad justed to an upwardly extending position.

DAVID iranonn. 

